Bumping-post.



A. E. SGHLTZ.

BUMHNG POST. APPLIGATIOIITILED MAY 28', 1908.

Patented 0ot. 13,.1908.

Moms Bums. Inc.. Luna. Mmmm. n. c.

' Nb. 591.196: g'y

- c1t1 zen of the United States,

Ch1cago,' in` ,thecounty of Cookv and State' l will be well understoodin connection "with i figures.

gether the bases of the yrails I) with the bases of the-rails c asillustrated. While the rails d thus couple the rails b o, n c, theserails (l are in turn coupled with the main track i' theaccompanylngdrawings, forming-'a part 1o e in cross-section of -a partof the structure on cross ties a and may be conveniently con-'4S1"Af-.FES y,PAZLENT ormoni" 'I 'l Scrisse# weeaemb'ls 'I residing atof Illinois, .have invented' a certain new` and' which the following'is' a full, clear, concise, and/exact description, reference being hadto of this specification. M y invention relates to bumping posts and aspecific description of. one embodiment 1 1 of'Fig. 2. `Fig. 2 isa planlView ofthe plan View of a 'part of the structure on line 3 3 of Flg. 1.-Fig.14 isa"plan View of apart ture on line of Figa 1 Fig. .6 is a View`line 6 6 of Fig.' 4. y

Llke parts are indicatedby similar characters of -reference throughoutthe different The bumping post of vmy invention is Welll adapted to besupported upon the ordinary structed' mainly out of ordinary tractionrails foundl in steam railroad practice, though I'do not limit myself tothe shape of the rails. The bumping vpost includes, generally speaking,three main 'el en1 ents,l one including the rear inclined? rails ob,"another including the forward inclined rails"a 'c c andthe third'including the horizontally disposed rails (l d which serve to tie tofyra-ilse e `that lare located Vin front of thebumping poststructln'e,this union between thebase rails I (l and the tract-ion 'rails e 'cbeingpreferably l effected .by means of the construction .illustrated mostclearly in Fig. 4, where I have shown a fillerblock f; preferably ofmetal, interposed between the webs oftherailsd e, `these rail websbeing" clamped4 into engagement with said filler block f' by-lneansofclamping bolts g. 'By

means of lthe 'struct ure thus described a very j rigid union 1seffected between the tractlon- .gj .I lSpeciiieationotiettero'2a.tent.innemen una leyes, 190e. serinmsmoa .'ieils'g1gmatl1e base rails d. AS'am buia l illg post is constructed2 the elements c are-1n e Patentedoct. 13, 190s.

ect'converging contmuatio'ns of the traction' i 'ails" e. The baseportions of thefelef-;

ments c are secured with respect to thetracg the elements fand gV whichhave been 'de-` scrib ed. I further insure the rigid inter-I relation ofthe sloping members c of the bumping postk with the base'rails d, of thebumping post by means of the claml ing muchthe same manner as the baseportions of the elements c are with said ralljportions d, the manner 'ofuniting the base portions of the elements o `b with the base portions (lbeing illustrated most clearly in Fig. 3,

' where I have illustrated aiiller block z' interposed between the websof vthe railsb b d' (l, and clamping bolts r: that secure the' rail Websand the filler block rigidly in relation .t'o'each other. JInasnxuch asthere is no lift-1 ing tendency at the' base portions of the railsections b b', the rear of the. bumping post'` structure need not beclamped rin relation to the ties,7and therefore the rear portion'of'-the bumping posts mereyy rests upon the ties.. The inclined elements @"cofthe bumping.;l post structure converge upwardly, as do the elements bb, .`and 'the elements o b slope to-l Ward the elements c c, the railsections c 'c being inter-connected with the rail sections 1b. bby meansofthe structural devices now to' b'e Setforth. f

'5 Asl, Shown, the rails' or inclined members 1f-Z pass vat their upperends between the opf- .v pos'ltely inclined members c r, there being.'

provided upon the inner faces ofthe inclined members c c, shelves Z 1and fr) that;

rail sections or inclined members b b are prefico serve to prevent theimproper depression of l ythe rail sections b o. nthe other. hand, the

ventedfrom undue elevation by n i eans of al ,member m which passesthrough the upper.1u

ends'oftlie rail sections c and 1s receivedA 1n grooves n. iolnetl4 invthe upper faces of the`P elements b The norinal relation of `the yelements b 71 with the elements c c isp,refer ably such that theelements 'o I) normally restupon the shelves l. the rod mtliextjitdgtitenfv; et

ing `fully into the grooves n. liheng'hoivQ ever, the bumping block o isforcibly inipinged uponby the coupler of a bumping car, the elements Z)are rocked very` slightly,

blows received by the bumping block is restrained from having shearingaction upon the bolts g and la which establish the interconnection ofthebumping post structure with the traction rails e.

To this end, I provide key devices in the form of plates p passingthrough oblong slots in the webs of the rails b, d al and the webs ofthe rails c c, al d. In order that the bolts g may have their clampingaction properly etfected, and

l' for other reasons well known to those skilled in the art, sh plates gare-interposed between .the bolt heads and nuts and the webs of therails.

The base portions of the rail sections Z) b are continued horizontally,to Awhich end the rail sections b b, c c are bent when the regions oftheir bases are reached. 4,

l The advantages of the bumping post of my invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. Arailway bumping post including base rails (l d, the upwardly andrearwardly inclined rail sections o c, the upwardly and forwardlyinclined rail sections b b, the rail sections c c converging upwardlyand the rail sect-ions b b converging upwardly, traction rails e econtinued from the rail sections c c, filler blocks f interposed betweenthe webs of the rail sections d Z and the alined webs of the railelements c c, c e, bolts g passing y through said filler blocks, fillerblocks 11 interposed between' thebase portions of the rail sections b band the rail sections cl d, bolts 7c passing through said filler blocksand webs, key plates p p passing through the webs of the rail portionsunited by the bolts g and Ic, shelves Z for engaging the upper` ends ofthe rail sections b and carried by the rail sections c, a rod m carriedby the rail section c and extending over the rail sections b to limitthe upward movement of the rail sections b, and a bumping block oprovided upon the upper ends of the rail sections b.

2'. A railway bumping post including base rails (l d, the upwardlyconverging and rear-l wardly inclined rail sections c c, the upwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined rail sections I) Zn, the base railsections d d being united wit-h'the bases'of the rail sections b c, abumping block 0 carried by the rail secl tions Z)l b, and a key platepassing through openings in the rail sections d b.

8. A railway bumping post including base rails l (Z, the upwardlyconverging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the upwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined railsec'tions I) i), the base railsections al d being united, with the bases of the rail sections Z) c, abumping block 0 carried by the rail sections Z) means for restrictingthe relative inotion'between the rail sections l; and the rail sectionsc, and a keyplate passing through openings in the rail sections (l 4. Arailway bumping post including base rails (l (l, the upwardlycoln'erging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the up wardlyconverging and forwardly inclined .rail sections the base rail sections`cl (Z being nnited.with the bases of the rail sections c, the railsections b crossing the rail sections c at their upper ends, a bumpingblock 0 carried by the'rail sections Z) and a key plate passing throughopenings in the rail sections l b.

5. A railway bumping post including base rails Zy CZ, the upwardlyconverging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the upwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined 'rail sections b b, the base railsections al Z being united with the bases of the rail scctions b c, therail sections b crossing the rail sections c at their upper ends, abumping block 0 carried by the rail-sections l) b, means for restrictingthe relative motion bctween the rail sections Z) and the rail sectionsc, and a key plate passing through openings in the rail sections cl b.

G. A railway bumping post including base rails (Z el, the upwardlyconverging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c r, the upwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined rail sections b b, the base railsections d cl being united with the bases of the rail sections c, therail sections Z) crossing the rail sections c at their Lipper ends, abumping block 0 carried by the rail sections b 7;, means inter-relatingwith the rail sections Z) Z), c c to prevent undue elevation anddepression of the rail sections and a key plate passing through openingsin the rail sections (l Z).

7. A railway bumping post including base rails d d, the upwardlyconverging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the upwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined rail sections b b, the base railsections d (l being united with the bases of the rail sections Z) c, abumping block 0 carried by the rail sections b, fastening bolts foruniting the rail sections d d with the bases of the rail sections b Z),c c, and key plates p passing through openings in the rails al d, b band c c to relieve said bolts of shearing strain.

8. A railway bumping post including base rails d d, the upwardlyconverging and rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the npwardlyconverging and forwardly inclined l rail sections bV 5.,'the base railsections d dg the rail ingl the rail sect-ions :dd withthebases of Athe`rail sections b, c c, and key plates strain. Y y A, '9; A railwaybumping post includinr base -pasing through -op'enin s in the rails dand' c c to relieve said'boltsof shearing f rails d 61,1 the upwardlyconverging an rear -wardl'y inclined, rail sections c, the upwardly"converging 'and -forwardly inclined the base rail sections d dV beingunit-ed with the bases of .the rail sec- -tions b c, the rail sections bcrossin the rail sections c at their `upper ends, a

umping block o'carrie'd by the rail sections b b, fas

' teni'ng bolts for uniting ther'ail sections d d ".with'the vbases ofthe rail sections b b, c c,

f 10. Arailway um 4inthe rallsd d, b b .an

and key plates'p passin through openings c'o to relieve sald bolts ofshearin strain.

l ing post including base rails al (l, .the upwar ly converging and'rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the upwardly converging' andforwardly inclined -rail sections b4 b, the base rail sections d d beingunited with the bases of the rail sec- ;tions b c, the rail scctions'bcrossin the rail through openings ten-ingbolts for uniting the railsections d d with the bases ofthe rail sections b b, c c, and

.key'platesp passing through openings in the rails d d, b b and c o toreshearing strain. 11. A railwa bumpin post includi buse rails 'd d, t eupwiard y converging an rearwardly inclined rail sections c c, the up'-,wardly convergngand forwardly inclined rail sections b b, 'the base railsections d d ieve saidbolts of .being united with thebases of the railsections b c, the rail sections b crossing the rail sections c at theirupipcr ends, a bumping block o carried by t rail sections b b,

means inter-relating with the -rail sections b b, c c to prevent undueelevation and deression of the rail' sections b b, fastening olts foruniting the vrail sections d d with the bases ofthe rail sections b b, cc,.and key plates p passing through openings in the rails ci d, shearingstrain. p

12. A railway bumping -post' including base rails dd, a bumping block,rail sections b intervening -between the bumping block and baserailsand' united at their lower ends with the base rails, anda key platepassing provided inthe rail portions d b near where they are united. jIn witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this sections e attheir u'pperends, a. umpingl AUGUST E' .SCHULTZ v block o carried bytherail sections b b, means Witnesses:

.for restricting the relative motion between Gr. L. CRAGe,

the rail sections b andthe rail sections c, fas- L. G. STRQH.

b b and c cA to relieve said bolts of 25th any of May A. D., 190s.

